Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2020
Department
Business Administration
Abstract
Newspaper op‐eds, dedicated to commentary essays from outside of a newspaper, function as a platform for the public to exchange opinions. We designed an op‐ed writing assignment as part of a semester‐long course project in global supply chain management (SCM). Student teams conducted research on a SCM topic, presented their findings in the classroom, and wrote an op‐ed for submission to a local or regional newspaper. This teaching brief describes the implementation of this assignment at a northeast U.S. university. The goals of this assignment were: (1) to educate students on how to write an op‐ed and (2) to educate students on how to publish their opinion articles. Insights on the benefits and challenges that students experienced from completing the op‐ed assignment are discussed. A description of a case‐based version of the op‐ed writing assignment used in a Canadian university is also provided.
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Kwon, HY, Zhang, J, Özpolat, K, Lin, Y, Ng, AK. Op‐Ed Writing Assignment in Supply Chain Management Courses. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. 2020; 00: 00‐ 00. https://doi.org/10.1111/dsji.12225
Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/dsji.12225
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